Hopeless - The sequel to Breathless. A Janoskians fanfic.

28. "Just tell me what to do Beau."

Skip's POV -

"Daniel, calm down, tell me what happened!" Sierra said, worried, Beau and Shay held me up as I passed Sierra the piece of paper. My hands were shaking, tears pouring down my face and Beau hugged me tightly. Everyone else crowded around Sierra as she read the piece of paper, "what the fuck?! Shouldn't they have phoned us if he was getting released?" James suddenly blurted out. James was probably the closest guy to Isla, other than me, and I knew he was scared, even if he didn't show it. "they did, just before we found the note." Beau explained and James rambled on about telling the police about the note. "We can't." I finally found the strength to speak, "Isla could be in more trouble if we call the police." everyone agreed and discussed places to look. Benji's flat was first on the list. "I'm going to Tabby's." Shay muttered, "I'm pretty sure she knows something." why hadn't I thought of that? Tabby had a motive, I didn't know how capable she was of doing something like this, but it was worth a try. "I'll go to Benji's with Luke, Sierra and Jai, you guys go to Tabby's." and we left the driveway, going our separate ways.

"Do you think Benji is dumb enough to take Isla to his flat?" questioned Luke, as if I were the dumb one, I shrugged my shoulders and snapped back, "Its worth a try, I don't see you coming up with any ideas." Everyone fell silent and continued walking, suddenly Lil'Wayne broke the silence and my pocket began vibrating. I pulled my phone out, the caller ID was Isla...

Skip: Isla! Where are you? Are you okay?!

Benji: Shh baby girl, it'll all be over soon.

Benji's voice echoed through the speakers, what was he doing to her, I needed to find her quickly! Isla had pocket dialled me, why hadn't she tried to call me before since she had her phone? Had she pocket dialled me to help me figure out where she was, or to warn me Benji was free? I heard Isla crying and gasping for breath, then a muffled tone as Benji's deep breath continued, he was raping her, again. Sierra saw the look on my face and tried to grab my phone but I turned my back on her, praying for a sign of where she was, "please Benji, just let me go!" she cried and the line went dead. Anger rushed through my body, he was being jailed for raping her, yet they'd released him so he could do it again. "Skip!" Sierra broke the silence, "was that her, is she okay?!" she panicked trying to get an answer, I could see her eyes welling up as Luke comforted her. "Benji has her, she's in trouble Sierra, we need to find her and quickly." I managed to say back and began running through the streets of Glenroy. The others ran behind me, shouting questions and asking for an explanation but everything was a blur, I didn't stop until I'd reached Benji's flat.

I pressed the Buzzer and waited for a response, "Hello?" Max's voice sounded on the intercom, he was Benji's flat mate. "Max it's Skip, where's Benji?!" I gasped, still trying to regain my breath, praying for an answer. "Hey bro, long time!" he replied, "I've not seen him since he was released, he's been spending a lot of time with that dodgy guy Noah though. Maybe he's there bro, sorry." he finished. Noah? Why did I recognise that name? I thought for a few seconds and began getting frustrated, "thanks Max, see you later." I said quickly before turning to the others. Luke and Seirra were sat on the steps on the flats and Jai stood awkwardly with his hands shoved in his pocket. I sunk down on the steps, placing my head in my hands. I scrolled through the contacts on my phone, no one called Noah appeared, and then it hit me, Noah was the guy Tabby had been sleeping with. "We need to find Tabby!" I shouted jumping up. Seirra and Luke looked at me as if I'd gone crazy and Jai pulled out his phone, "I'll ring Beau." he suggested, "maybe they got something from Tabby?". I nodded my head and waited for Beaus response.

Veronica' POV -

The four of us walked in silence to Tabby's house, all of us petrified of what had happened to Isla. I prayed that Tabby knew something, I just wanted Isla to be safe and for everyone, everything, to go back to normal. I looked at James, my gorgeous boyfriend, if I lost him, I'd be heartbroken, I couldn't even imagine what Skip was going through right now. I still didn't understand why Benji would want to take Isla, obviously Benji was the source of it, but he was already looking at time in jail. I couldn't get my head around the fact he'd hurt her, no one other than Shay knew what had happened before, but I had a pretty good idea and it wasn't anything I wanted to discuss with the others. Suddenly Beau's phone began ringing, "It's Jai, I seriously hope they know something!" he sounded distressed as he answered..

Beau: Jai, wassup?

Jai: are you there yet?

Beau: almost, what's happened?

Skip: Jai let me speak to him, Beau?

Beau: bro was going on?

Skip: you need to find out, from Tabby, where Noah is!

Beau: mate she's not going to tell us.

Skip: please? Seriously Isla's in trouble.

Beau: I've got a plan, I'll phone you after!

Skip: thanks buddy, I owe you!

James had held my hand tightly the whole way here, "just stay close, please?" he'd asked me, I knew Isla was like a sister to him and he was scared, but it made me feel uneasy. I loved James, more than I'd ever be able to explain, his closeness with Isla and Sierra didn't effect me at all, everyone was like one big Janoskians family and I was happy to be part of it. "Guys, that was Skip. Isla is in trouble, we need to get Tabby to tell us where we can find a guy called Noah, but obviously she knows who we all are, all of us except Veronica..." he worlds trailed off and James held me tightly, everyone was staring at me, Isla was the sister I'd never had, I had to help. "no way Beau!" James said protectively, trying to hide me from Beau and Shay's view. "James!" I pulled away from him frustrated with his reply, "I know you're trying to keep me safe, but if she's with Benji, we need to find her and quickly." I continued pulling away from James' grip. He looked hurt, but inside I knew, that he knew, it was for the best. "Just tell me what I need to do Beau?"